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St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko will be cover of EA Sports NHL athlete 17, the company Announced Wednesday evening at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas. The 24-year-old Russian is the winner of the fan-selected vote over San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski after scoring a career-high 40 goals in the Regular season and a team-high nine goals in the postseason to help St. Louis advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Shortly before the announcement, Tarasenko spoke SI.com With acerca being on the game's cover, the state of the Blues, NHL expansion to Vegas and the upcoming World Cup of Hockey.
SI.com: Congratulations for winning the vote for NHL cover 17. What was your reaction When you won?
Vladimir Tarasenko: Thank you. I was really happy to get all the support from Blues fans. It makes me want to be more responsible for myself and my game I want to make Because I sure do not disappoint.
SI.com: Do you play video games yourself?
VT: Not a lot, not like I used to, but SOMETIMES I play NHL or FIFA. We'll all play in the playoffs Usually When We Have a couple of days in between games. We'll Have a couple of battles too, but that's pretty much it.
SI.com: So who's the best player on the Blues NHL right now?
VT: Probably (Alex) Pietrangelo. He Said he's never played before but I played pretty good.